The Sum of All Thrills simulator ride at Walt Disney World Epcot

JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL

Raytheon Co. Chairman and CEO William Swanson (right) and Walt Disney World president Meg Crofton laugh after riding the robotic KUKA RoboSim 4-D Simulator during the grand opening of the Sum of All Thrills simulator ride at Epcot, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The giant robotic arm powers the riders' experience, in which guests custom design their own thrill ride using math and science principles, and then ride the simulator.

Raytheon Co. Chairman and CEO William Swanson (right) and Walt Disney World president Meg Crofton laugh after riding the robotic KUKA RoboSim 4-D Simulator during the grand opening of the Sum of All Thrills simulator ride at Epcot, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The giant robotic arm powers the riders' experience, in which guests custom design their own thrill ride using math and science principles, and then ride the simulator. (JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL)

Raytheon Co. Chairman and CEO William Swanson (right) and Walt Disney World president Meg Crofton laugh after riding the robotic KUKA RoboSim 4-D Simulator during the grand opening of the Sum of All Thrills simulator ride at Epcot, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The giant robotic arm powers the riders' experience, in which guests custom design their own thrill ride using math and science principles, and then ride the simulator.